Titans land Calvin Ridley: Could star receiver’s arrival spell the end to DeAndre Hopkins era in Tennessee?

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The Tennessee Titans dropped out of the virtual abyss to stun the NFL by signing Calvin Ridley to a four-year, $92 million contract on the first day of the league year. It was truly a remarkable turn of events considering that the Titans had not been publicly linked to Ridley throughout the legal tampering period and it was thought to largely be a two-team race between the Jaguars and Patriots for his services. But the NFL is always good for a curveball. And could another curveball — involving these very Titans — be on the way? 

While the arrival of Ridley may currently be looked at as an embarrassment of riches for second-year quarterback Will Levis when paired alongside DeAndre Hopkins, there’s, at the very least, the option for Tennessee to make Ridley the replacement to Hopkins within this offense rather than his running mate.

With Ridley intact as a top-flight receiver, it does free up the Titans to clear up even more salary cap space by moving on from Hopkins if they so choose. If labeled as a post-June 1 release, Tennessee would clear $16.35 million by parting ways with Hopkins and face a minimal dead cap hit of $1.96 million in 2024 and $5.8 million dead cap charge in 2025. 

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Author : Tyler Sullivan

Publish date : 2024-03-14 00:22:15

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